Cornix Minervae sacrificat,
et canem ad epulum invitat.
At canis cornici dicit,
"Quid frustra sacrificas?
Dea te odit,
et tibi augurii fidem detrahit:
tibi uni, ex avibus omnibus."
Cornix cani dicit,
"Idcirco magis Minervae sacrifico:
hoc modo mihi reconciliabitur!"
This story is based on 444. Cornix et Canis.
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cornix - crow
et - and
canis - dog
Minerva - Minerva, Athena
sacrifico - sacrifice, make a sacrifice
ad - to, towards
epulum - feast, banquet
invito - invite
at - but
dico - say
quid - why, for what reason
frustra - in vain, for no reason
dea - goddess
tu - you
odi - hate
tu - you
augurium - augury, divination
fides - faith, trust
detraho - remove, take away
unus - alone, only
ex - from, out of, of
avis - bird
omnis - all, every
idcirco - for that reason, therefore
magis - more, all the more
hic - this, this one
modus - way, manner, mode
reconcilio - restore, reconcile
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